Calloway County, KY Deed Book C, p. 365
In the name of God amen.
I John W. Garrett of the County of Calloway and State of Kentucky being weak and feeble of body but of sound mind doth hereby make this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all others. Item 1st. I give and bequeath my soul to the God who gave it me and my body to the earth whence it was taken. Item 2nd. I desire that all my just debts be paid. 3rd. I gvie and beqeath unto my wife Harriett C. Garrett all my stock consisting of Horses, Mules, Cattle & Hogs, also all of my Household and Kitchen furniture, also all of my farming tools and my gun and watch. Item 4th. I give and bequeath unto my sons Rufus W., James M. and George G. Garrett the West side of the tract of land upon which I now live, the line to run South from a certain black oak tree (just marke) standing near the head of the ditch on the North side of the farm the line to run with the meanders of sd ditch to its mouth, thence strait to my line and frm sd tree due North to my line. Item 5th. I give and bequeath unto Mary F. Harper Martha C. Burton, Elizabeth Stubblefield and the children of my daughter Sarah Jane Stubblefield the East part of the said tract of land the line to run from a black oak tree standing near the head of the ditch on the North side of the farm the line to run South with the meanders of sd ditch to its mourth, thence straght to the South line and from sd tree due North to my North line.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 22nd day of July 1875. John Garrett SEAL
Witness
Will W. Curd
B. F. (X his mark) Tatum
Item 6. I do hereby add this item to my will, that George G. Morris be appointed executor of this my last will & Testament and that he is not to be required to give any bond for his acts as such executor. John Garrett SEAL
Witness
Will W. Curd
B. F. (X his mark) Tatum

Murray KY July 30th 1875
I hereby add the following codicil to the foregoing will. I give and bequeath to my wife Harriet C. Garrett the fifty acre tract of land lying adjoining and East of my said Home tract of land. To have and to hold in fee simple, but she is to have no dower in the said Home quarter Section.
John W. Garrett
Witness
G. A. C. Holt
B. F. (X his mark) Tatum
I Linn BOyd Clerk of the Calloway County Court in the State of Kentucky, certify certify that at a County Court held for said County at the Court House in Murray Kentucky on 24th April 1876 the foregoing last Will and Testament of John Garrett deceased was presented in open court and the will was proven by the oath of Will W. Curd, who testified to the signature of B. F. Tatom and the Codicil was proven by the oath of G. A. C. Holt, who testified to the signature of B. F. Tatum to be the last Will and Testamen and Codicil of John W. Garrett deceased and ordered to be filed and recorded. In testimony of which and that the same stands truly recorded in my Office I hereunto set my hand this March 19th 1877.
Linn BOyd C.C.C.C.

I see that you are doing work in the family of Holt. I am interested in Andrew Jackson Holt who married Sarah Dotson. They married in 1849. They had children Euen, Solon, Anna, Ira, Lake, Lucy, Ollie. Then there was a William Tally Holt, son of Narcissus Dotson and Thomas Holt. William Tally had a sister Narcissus Holt who married Thomas Giles. This was in Marshall and Calloway Counties. Do you have any information on these families? Thanks for your help. culppj@aol.com